India's Top 2% Scientists 2026

India has 6,953 scientists on the 2026 single-year Top 2% list, up 11.5% from 6,235 in 2025. That places India 8th in the world by number of listed scientists. Indian Institute of Science has the most listed scientists (113), followed by Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (104).

Single Year

6,953

+718 (+11.5%) vs 2025

Career Data

3,898

+527 (+15.6%) vs 2025

World rank by count

No change vs 2025

Institutes

1,759

+191 (+12.2%) vs 2025

Scientists in India on the list, by year

The single-year count has more than tripled since 2020.

Single-year list, change on the previous year

2021+44.9%

2022+12.2%

2023+23.2%

2024+15.4%

2025+16.5%

2026+11.5%

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Year	Single Year	Change	Career Data	Change
2020	2,313		1,491
2021	3,352	+44.9%	2,042	+37.0%
2022	3,761	+12.2%	2,206	+8.0%
2023	4,635	+23.2%	2,578	+16.9%
2024	5,351	+15.4%	2,939	+14.0%
2025	6,235	+16.5%	3,371	+14.7%
2026	6,953	+11.5%	3,898	+15.6%

Top 10 institutes in India

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Rank in India	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	126	ST Sathish, T.	Saveetha School of Engineering	Materials	Rank 3
2	298	JJ Jonas, Jost Bruno	L.V. Prasad Eye Institute India	Ophthalmology & Optometry	Rank 1
3	569	AC Andrade, Chittaranjan	National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences	Psychiatry	Rank 17
4	658	SR Siddique, Rafat	Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology	Building & Construction	Rank 7
5	665	VS Varjani, Sunita J.	University of Petroleum and Energy Studies	Environmental Sciences	Rank 14
6	837	PA Pandey, Ashok	Indian Institute of Toxicology Research	Biotechnology	Rank 3
7	856	GH Garg, Harish	Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 56
8	914	CS Chatterjee, Sheshadri	Indian Institute of Information Technology, Lucknow	Business & Management	Rank 35
9	951	RP Ray, Partha Pratim	Sikkim University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 63
10	1,022	Kashyap, Ramgopal	Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 70
11	1,070	AM Ahmaruzzaman, Mohammed	National Institute of Technology Silchar	Environmental Sciences	Rank 21
12	1,141	Vickram, A. S.	Saveetha School of Engineering	General Physics	Rank 10
13	1,258	RV Roy, Vandana	Gyan Ganga Institute of Technology and Sciences	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 84
14	1,269	AP Ahmad, Parvaiz	MGDC	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 13
15	1,372	VR Venkatesh, R.	Saveetha School of Engineering	Materials	Rank 26
16	1,379	Ali, Imran	Jamia Millia Islamia	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 5
17	1,406	DG Desiraju, Gautam R.	Indian Institute of Science	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 2
18	1,465	ST Sabu, Thomas P.	Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala	Polymers	Rank 11
19	1,475	Senthil Kumar, P.	Pondicherry University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 29
20	1,517	HA Haleem, Abid	Jamia Millia Islamia	Business & Management	Rank 58
21	1,578	JM Javaid, Mohd	Jamia Millia Islamia	Operations Research	Rank 8
22	1,661	RR Rao, Ravipudi Venkata	S. V. National Institute of Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 14
23	1,727	KA Kar, Arpan Kumar	Indian Institute of Technology Delhi	Information Systems	Rank 12
24	1,917	Tiwari, Aviral Kumar	Indian Institute of Management Bodh Gaya	Economics	Rank 47
25	2,115	NP Nidheesh, Puthiya Veetil	National Environmental Engineering Research Institute India	Environmental Sciences	Rank 41
26	2,143	GV Gupta, Vinod Kumar A.	ICAR - National Dairy Research Institute	Chemical Physics	Rank 35
27	2,338	RS Roy, Swarup	Lovely Professional University	Food Science	Rank 18
28	2,469	DG Dhiman, Gaurav	Jagat Guru Nanak Dev Punjab State Open University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 144
29	2,543	AA Alam, Ashraf	National Institute of Technology Calicut	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 148
30	2,768	SB Sampath, Boopathi	Muthayammal Engineering College	Materials	Rank 54
31	2,804	KP Kesharwani, Prashant	Dr. H. S. Gour Vishwavidyalaya Sagar	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 16
32	2,978	GP Gogate, Parag R.	Institute of Chemical Technology	Chemical Engineering	Rank 12
33	3,020	SS Sarasvathy, Saras D.	Indian Institute of Management Bangalore	Business & Management	Rank 98
34	3,024	RG Ramkumar, G.	Saveetha School of Engineering	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 169
35	3,048	SN Singh, Narpinder	Graphic Era	Food Science	Rank 23
36	3,062	MV Mohan, Viswanthan Krishna	Madras Diabetes Research Foundation	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 44
37	3,213	BV Balaram, Vysetti	National Geophysical Research Institute India	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 33
38	3,486	SR Singh, Rajesh Kumar P.	Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR)	Business & Management	Rank 111
39	3,530	AT Aminabhavi, Tejraj M.	KLE Technological University	Polymers	Rank 19
40	3,568	GR Gupta, Rajeev C.	Rajasthan University of Health Sciences	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 76
41	3,753	KM Kumar, M. C.Anil	ICAR - Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology, Mumbai	Food Science	Rank 26
42	3,804	SA Sengeni, Anantharaj	Indian Institute of Technology	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 132
43	3,828	AN Acharya, Nilankush	Independent Researcher	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 30
44	3,957	PT Padmanabhan, T.	Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics India	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 47
45	4,054	KS Kumar, Sudhir Naresh	ICAR - Indian Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Ranchi	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 34
46	4,098	DC Dasgupta, Chandan I.	Indian Institute of Science	Applied Physics	Rank 93
47	4,103	RC Rao, Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra	Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research	Applied Physics	Rank 94
48	4,153	GS Gurunathan, Sangiliyandi	Rathinam College of Arts & Science	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 144
49	4,240	DU Das, Undurti Narasimha	Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 20
50	4,283	Pandey, Sadanand	Shoolini University	Polymers	Rank 20
51	4,460	RP Rai, Prabhat Kumar	Mizoram University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 95
52	4,508	MV Mishra, Vimal	Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 75
53	4,541	SV Sharma, Vijay Kumar	Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 244
54	4,594	SS Sarin, Shiv Kumar	Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 59
55	4,639	AS Anbalagan, Saravanan V.Sai	Saveetha School of Engineering	Environmental Sciences	Rank 100
56	4,696	KS Kalra, Sanjay	Bharti Hospital	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 98
57	4,831	MR Manickam, Ramesh	Mahendra Engineering College	Materials	Rank 95
58	5,069	SA Sinha, Avik	Vikrant University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 110
59	5,115	SR Shanmugam, Rajeshkumar	Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 30
60	5,117	SB Singh, B. P.	Indian Institute of Technology Delhi	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 18
61	5,122	DK Dhama, Kuldeep	Indian Veterinary Research Institute	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 5
62	5,158	CC Chakraborty, Chiranjib	Adamas University	Biotechnology	Rank 15
63	5,185	SR Subba Rao, N.	Andhra University	Environmental Engineering	Rank 23
64	5,282	SA Sen, Ashoke	Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 58
65	5,435	XJ Xavier, Joseph Raj	Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences	Polymers	Rank 28
66	5,438	MF Mahomoodally, Fawzi M.	Saveetha Medical College and Hospital	Food Science	Rank 42
67	5,473	HA Husen, Azamal	Graphic Era (Deemed to be University)	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 48
68	5,549	MA Misra, Anoop	Diabetes Foundation (India), New Delhi	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 91
69	5,598	KN Kumar, Neerai Sathish	Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 54
70	5,694	FS Flora, Swaran Jeet Singh	Era’s Lucknow Medical University	Toxicology	Rank 19
71	5,837	MS Mittal, Sparsh	Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee	Computer Hardware & Architecture	Rank 1
72	5,854	MJ Manjunatha, J. G.	Mangalore University	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 22
73	5,866	Rajesh, R.	Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli	Business & Management	Rank 178
74	5,934	AA Agarwal, Avinash Kumar	Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur	Energy	Rank 148
75	5,948	SP Samui, P.	National Institute of Technology Patna	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 54
76	6,031	RM Rai, Mahendra Kumar	Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 207
77	6,037	JR Jangid, Radhey Shyam	Indian Institute of Technology Bombay	Civil Engineering	Rank 23
78	6,059	AC Anandharamakrishnan, C.	Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR)	Food Science	Rank 49
79	6,145	DA Dey, Abhijit	Presidency University, Kolkata	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 60
80	6,147	YS Yadav, Sudesh Kumar	Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology India	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 61
81	6,215	SA Singh, Ajay	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Environmental Engineering	Rank 27
82	6,244	SV S., Venkata Mohan	Indian Institute of Chemical Technology	Biotechnology	Rank 18
83	6,319	KD Kundu, Debasis	Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur	Statistics & Probability	Rank 51
84	6,353	SJ Sarkar, Jahar	Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi	Energy	Rank 161
85	6,375	MN Mathiyazhagan, Narayanan	Saveetha School of Engineering	Environmental Sciences	Rank 134
86	6,388	Veera Krishna, M.	Rayalaseema University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 54
87	6,441	Arya, Yogendra	J.C. Bose University of Science and Technology, YMCA	Energy	Rank 165
88	6,482	Luthra, Sunil	All India Council for Technical Education	Business & Management	Rank 203
89	6,519	DA Das, Ashok Kumar	International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 64
90	6,664	RA Roy, Arpita	Sharda University	Biotechnology	Rank 20
91	6,816	PH Panchal, Hitesh Navinchandra	Government Engineering College Patan	Energy	Rank 174
92	6,894	SS Sahoo, Saumyaranjan	Indian Institute of Management Sambalpur	Business & Management	Rank 218
93	7,059	JR Jayabal, Ravikumar	Rajalakshmi Engineering College	Energy	Rank 180
94	7,150	KS Kumar, S. Naresh	Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi	Environmental Sciences	Rank 152
95	7,172	KM Kumar Mangla, Sachin Kumar	FORE School of Management	Business & Management	Rank 227
96	7,188	Roy, Kunal	Jadavpur University	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 25
97	7,201	KK Krishan, Kewal	Panjab University	Legal & Forensic Medicine	Rank 2
98	7,211	Vellaiyan, Suresh	Saveetha School of Engineering	Energy	Rank 183
99	7,212	NH Nagendra, Harini	Azim Premji University	Ecology	Rank 189
100	7,222	SS Salvi, Sundeep Santosh	Pulmocare Research and Education (PURE) Foundation	Respiratory System	Rank 41
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Australia8,971 scientists

Italy8,537 scientists

Canada8,528 scientists

France5,914 scientists

Japan5,739 scientists

Netherlands4,889 scientists

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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from India are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?

6,953 scientists affiliated with India are on the 2026 single-year list, and 3,898 are on the career-long list.

Which institute in India has the most Top 2% scientists?

On the 2026 single-year list, Indian Institute of Science has the most listed scientists from India, with 113. It is followed by Indian Institute of Technology Delhi with 104.

How has the number of Top 2% scientists in India changed since 2020?

On the single-year list, India went from 2,313 scientists in 2020 to 6,953 in 2026, a change of +200.6%.

What is the difference between the single-year and career-long lists?

The single-year list ranks scientists on the citations their work received in one year. The career-long list ranks them on citations across their whole career. Both lists are published every year, and a scientist can be on one, both or neither.

What is the official source of this data?

The rankings come from the science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators published by Ioannidis et al. in the Elsevier Data Repository, updated every year. TOPSCINET, an independent platform, organises that data by country, year, institute and field, so you can compare and explore it.